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...pangolin (
Manis longicaudata, also classified as
Phataginus tetradactyla) and the Chinese pangolin (
M. pentadactyla), are almost entirely arboreal; others, such as the giant ground pangolin (
M. gigantea, also classified as
Smutsia gigantea) of Africa, are terrestrial. All are nocturnal and able to swim a little. Terrestrial forms live in burrows....

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